I have been traveling a long and winding road for the past few hours trying to unravel the terms Cothurnus and Buskin, as they relate to Ancient Greek Drama. I...
I'm having a difficult time finding information on the costumes of the commedia dell'arte. Can anyone recommend a book or website that would have really good...
In a message dated 8/12/2004 11:14:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Kate I have so much research on this but my costume library is still packed in boxes and I...
Chiamamary@...
Aug 13, 2004 6:28 am
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That was quick. Thanks! I've got some free time on my hands, and I'm anxious to get started on sculpting the mask's masks! Kate ... From: Chiamamary@......
http://home.att.net/~maskarts/ is one of Stanley Allan Sherman's web pages. I didn't have time to check out all the links. Also look up "Commedia University...
Thanks for that info, Lelia. I looked up Commedia University and was in awe! How wonderful to have a group that will actually travel to a school to conduct...
Theatre folks, Pardon me for writing large but Iım having trouble seeing smaller sizes these days, Anyway, probably for all you guys out there who shave with...
tomo
tomokansas@...
Aug 14, 2004 10:49 pm
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I'm guessing that expediency comes close, especially in cinema and tv....like entering a room and (almost) never closing the door behind you, talking inches...
... I almost always shave (well, just my neck and cheeks--I've got a pretty full beard and moustache) just before I shower, so, yeah, I guess I rinse before I...
John Horner
dr_john_horner@...
Aug 15, 2004 4:36 am
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... Yes, as someone commented.... it's a slow news day. And John, I practice the same routine. But that begs the question.... how do you go from shaving to...
Bill
Bill491@...
Aug 15, 2004 4:12 pm
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Bill, et. al., Since my first post, I realize this also happens with baths, particularly bubble baths. Whether itıs a cowboy in a Saturday night tub of...
tomo
tomokansas@...
Aug 16, 2004 12:26 am
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well... thanks for that! Here I've been in love with Ivanhoe since I was a child. Now all I'll be thinking as I reread the novel is how he must have smelled! ...
Can't pretend to be calm about fleas, but I've been reasonably comfortable camping out with quite limited water. PBS "house" series shows moderns adjusting to...
Geralyn Horton
g.l.horton@...
Aug 16, 2004 2:07 am
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... Just a quibble. I know what's meant by this, but in the case of commedia It's kinda misleading to call anything "pure." Even in 16th Century Italian...
The Independent Eye
eye@...
Aug 16, 2004 3:45 am
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Conrad mentioned, "Just a quibble...." I don't think Stanley, Julie, or Hovie would disagree, and I'd bow to their knowledge. I think their dissatisfaction was...
Okay, my thing is NO ONE EVER SAYS GOODBYE on the telephone in movies. They just hang up. Has anyone else ever noticed this? I feel as though the movies are...
jpachino@...
Aug 16, 2004 8:23 pm
6170
... Have you also noticed that they always look at the telephone when it rings before answering? Relating back to the shaving question, I remember one of my...
Ever notice when people in movies go to restaurants, they usually order their meals, then get up and leave? Remember Gwyneth Paltro in Shakespeare in Love ...
msep@...
Aug 16, 2004 9:01 pm
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Well, OK - I've got to weigh in on the shaving thing, silly though it may be. In 50 years of shaving with a blade and a shaving brush, I have never taken the...
George Angell
George.Angell@...
Aug 16, 2004 9:19 pm
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... Beg to differ, Gary. There's a bit in a play not unlike Mamet's "Sexual Perversities in Chicago" in which the guy has to impress as girl at a single's...
Bill
Bill491@...
Aug 16, 2004 10:59 pm
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... Not just in movies, also in tv episodics and sitcoms. It's about editing and economy and furthering the story. We know that Jerry Seinfeld is gonna finish...
Bill
Bill491@...
Aug 16, 2004 10:59 pm
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... Except the perverts in "Deliverance", and the device makes a profound and powerful statement, even if it is a stereotype. Break a leg, Bill -- THE ACTING...
Bill
Bill491@...
Aug 16, 2004 10:59 pm
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Mike wrote: "And here's something you may or may not have noticed -- do you realize that almost every movie made in the past 20-some years has a scene in a...
Donald Eisen
dgeisen@...
Aug 17, 2004 5:38 pm
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Obviously, you've never seen Train Spotting....
L.H. Grant
lhgrant@...
Aug 17, 2004 7:24 pm
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My book is finally available. It's titled "The Prayer of Matthias and other plays for worship." The following URL will take you to the site where there's a...
John Horner
dr_john_horner@...
Aug 18, 2004 7:34 pm
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Remember the film of Miller's The Crucible. Lots of bad teeth there. Sally...
sally burke
sburke@...
Aug 18, 2004 7:39 pm
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Wow! I am definitely interested in buying this! Will check that link. Congratulations, John!...
... I'll have to rent the video, Sally. Who directed it? I've seen staged versions of "The Crucible" too many times, and alas, alack, directors don't bother...
Bill
Bill491@...
Aug 19, 2004 8:54 pm
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Assumption: You are a professional director of talented well-trained experienced actors. One day you find yourself committed to directing a community theater...
Gee, when I read things like this I cringe. "Community theatre" CAN mean a bunch of enthusiastic actor wannabes with no formal training, but my experiences in...
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